Wall Street Journal reports lithium‑battery startup Electroflow Technologies will begin fundraising talks this week, targeting $25 million in a Series A to meet data‑center battery demand. Electroflow plans to expand output of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material.

Poland's Finance Ministry told the Polish Press Agency the government budget deficit is expected to be about 151 billion zloty as of end‑August 2026.

Chinese defence minister Dong Jun on Sept. 15 met in Beijing with visiting defence ministers from Myanmar, Brunei, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, and with ASEAN Secretary‑General Kao Kim Hourn, on the sidelines of the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. Dong said the forum, founded 20 years ago, has focused on practical problem‑solving and contributed to global security; he warned the international security environment is increasingly unstable and uncertain and said China’s military is willing to work with partners to pursue a community with a shared future, advance its four global initiatives, deepen practical security cooperation and jointly address global security challenges to defend world and regional peace and stability.